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Verbs that start with D

Verbs that start with D

Verbs are things you do. Action words!
Lions devouring a boar.
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Dis forDevour

Devour means to eat or consume something aggressively or greedily. For example, the hungry lions in the picture are devouring a boar.
Photo of a phone dial
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Dis forDial

A dial is a round device that is marked with letters or numbers. They are most commonly seen on older phones. Used as a verb, dial means the process of calling someone on a phone, for example "I am dialling your number".

Dis forDig

Digging is where you use a spade or your hands (or your paws if you are a dog) to move sand or dirt around. Usually you dig to make a hole. The boy in the picture is helping to dig a vegetable garden. The past tense of dig is dug.

Dis forDilate

You dilate something when you make it bigger or wider. The eye in the picture is dilated.

Dis forDine

To dine simply means to eat your main meal of the day, usually dinner. It is most often used when you are talking about eating out at a restaurant.

Dis forDip

A dip can be one of many things. As a verb, you dip something by lowering it briefly into a liquid, for example the person in the picture is dipping some bread. The semi-liquid food he is dipping the bread into is also called a dip. Dips are very tasty, can be made from virtually anything, and are usually served with some kind of bread. Many dips are made with a yoghurt base. A dip is also a shallow dent or depression in the ground, often seen where a drain crosses a road.
Something disappears when it suddenly changes from you being able to see it to not being able to see it. The man in the picture has disappeared and only left his clothes behind. A similar word to disappear is vanish. The opposite of disappear is appear.
You are disappointed when something you expected or wanted doesn't happen. People might get disappointed that the last slice of cake was taken before they got a chance to have some.
Something disintegrates when it breaks down into the components it was made from, or just breaks into small pieces. The building in the picture is slowly disintegrating.

Dis forDismiss

You dismiss someone when you let them go away from you.